Shenyang Olympic Center outfield.
In the drizzling rain, the international players are playing in the internal group match on the training ground.
Assistant coach Xiao Mu is in charge of the sentry as the referee, while Gao Han is on the sidelines.
From beginning to end, the eyebrows of Alpine never spread, always wrinkled together.
His mood at this moment, just like the rainy weather, is messy and uncomfortable.
"There are too many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball. To fight Iran in such a situation..." Sergio Garcia kept shaking his head. "No, I'm afraid we will be blown up by Iran's counterattack."
Why don't you know about the high cold?
Many fans' impression of Queiros stays in Real Madrid, where he was in charge at that time. It can be said that Queiros' career has been seriously frustrated by the experience of Galaxy battleship phase I, but it is undeniable that he is a very capable manager.
Gao Han is also very clear about this, so he has been invited to coach training classes for many times.
Just ask, with the style of Real Madrid and the verve of Florentino in the first phase of the Galactic battleship, if Queiros has no real talent, can he fire Bosque and hire the Portuguese to coach?
The only regret is that this step of the carp's leap to the dragon's gate is not good.
But it's also normal. How many strong coaches in European football have failed to gain a foothold in the top teams due to various reasons?
Queiros has been in charge of Iran for many years. This team has been carrying out his football concept from beginning to end. It is very simple and pragmatic. It does not closely follow the current mainstream pass and control football playing method. It is built around Iran's own characteristics.
As Sergio Garcia said, it's like Manchester United under Ferguson.
The style of the ball is strong, the footwork is fine, more importantly, the attack and defense conversion speed is very fast, counterattack and strong attack are the characteristics of this team, the attack means are very rich, it can be said that it is blooming everywhere, but the defense is very stable, the attack and defense is very balanced, the whole technical and tactical style is very close to the European team.
It can be said that this team is worthy of the first ranking in Asia, and also represents the first level of technology and tactics in Asia.
What's more, the team that Queiros has spent many years to build is very stable in terms of overall skills, tactics and lineup after several years of training. The main framework has basically gone through the competitions in the past few years, with good tacit understanding and strong integrity.
In contrast, the Chinese team, no matter in which aspect, is not dominant.
"In fact, it's a surprise to beat South Korea away. It's a great success to win one point at home and four points in the first two rounds." Sergio Garcia also noticed the tangle of high cold and comforted him.
With the current situation of the Chinese team, it is very difficult to compare with South Korea and Iran.
In the first game of South Korea, the team took advantage of the victory and pursued after the victory. In addition, the cold targeted tactics were properly arranged. It can be said that the team played the limit of the Chinese team. But in this game against Iran, who can ensure that the Chinese team can still work as hard as it did against South Korea?
Even if the players are desperate, who can guarantee that the team can win at home when the strength gap is obvious and the opponent has no obvious weakness and loopholes?
After entering the top 12, the coaching team of the Chinese team once formulated a set of scoring strategies according to the strength of the Chinese team.
In the face of teams like South Korea and Iran, the main thing is to try to win, but in the face of teams like Uzbekistan, Syria and Qatar, we should try our best to win, especially at home.
Such a strategy can basically ensure that the Chinese team will win the third place in the group. If South Korea and Iran do not perform better, the Chinese team may counter attack and enter the top two at any time, and directly advance to the world cup.
But the first game away 3 to 1 win over South Korea, China's performance greatly beyond everyone's expectations.
As a member of the core coaching team who has been with the international players all day, Sergio Garcia is more aware of the current atmosphere in the team. Everyone has confidence in the alpine cold. Everyone is holding a strong desire to prove themselves. To be sure, they will go all out and unswervingly implement the tactical arrangement of alpine cold in every next game.
But the power gap is really there, and Iran has no obvious weakness, the offensive and defensive are very balanced, so there is no place to start.
"The home game against Qatar, Iran's performance is not good, Queiros is very pragmatic, to win three points is the key, and the away game against China, long journey, team consumption is very big, he certainly will not easily rise, even if really start to attack, but also just pretend, will not really make great efforts." Gao Han sighs.
Sergio Garcia nodded, "if it's me, then I'm sure I'll grab it for a while and let you press it out. I'll fight you back. After all, this is your home court. You just beat South Korea 3-1 away, and this is your 100th World Cup qualifier."
The Chinese team has been participating in the World Cup qualifiers since 1959. It has played a total of 99 games, with a result of 64 wins, 13 draws and 22 losses. The next game against Iran is just a centenary, but Iran is not a fuel-efficient opponent.
This is the strongest team in Asia and the most difficult team to play.
"Queiros spent five years building Iran, with a reasonable lineup, mature and stable playing style. If we take the lead, we will die." When Gao Han said this, he shook his head and sighed, "we may not be able to defend Iran's harassment and attack without rising."
It can be concluded that Queiros will take steady defense as the first priority in the away battle, one point is the bottom line and three points is the goal.
Facing such a team, China's active attack is a dead end, passive defense may not be able to hold.
In the final analysis, skills are inferior to people.
"If you give me a winter training, I promise to fight with him, but now..." Gao Han sighs heavily.
After his coaching, the national team's training time is really a serious shortage.
The schedule of the Chinese Super League is from March to October. After Gao Han took over, it was just the schedule of the Chinese Super League. He didn't have enough time to transfer international players for training, and he didn't have enough time to polish the team's tactics.
For example, running without the ball is the basis of passing and controlling.
Many people think that the reason why the national football team can't play pass control is the lack of technical ability, which is indeed part of the reason, but the underlying reason is that it can't run without the ball and can't provide enough delivery points for the ball holder.
In Europe, after the high cold training is mature, the ball points can be kept at three or four, or even more. There are enough Ball points around the players, and the distance can be kept at about 10 meters to 15 meters. What about the national team?
It doesn't matter that the technical ability is not as good as that of European players. The distance is reduced to 10 meters. With such a short distance, as long as the players' pace and rhythm are coordinated and tacit understanding is cultivated, they can still play the pass control game.
It's not enough to compete with European teams, but it's enough to deal with Asian teams.
But the internationals' running without the ball really needs to make up lessons, but there is no time in the cold.
After playing in September, there are two more games in October, against Syria and Uzbekistan, and one more game in November, against Qatar. Only after playing these games and completing the first cycle of the last 12, can Alpine usher in a winter training period, which is the best time for him to slowly polish the team's technical and tactical level.
But now
On the training ground, affected by the rainy days, the international players' mistakes in passing and receiving the ball have increased a lot. If they encounter Iran's close attack in the game, it will be even worse. In the end, they will only end up with the same fate as South Korea, and they will be attacked repeatedly.
However, there is no need to say more about Iran's counterattack capability.
Gao Han raised his head and let the drizzle fall on his face. It was cold and cold, like acupuncture, which stimulated his mind to wake up a lot. Just at this time, Xiao Mu blew the whistle of the end of the training.
After breathing heavily, Gao Han squeezed out a smile and looked back at the international players in the training ground.
Training in the rain, they were all drenched.
"Well, everyone is working hard. Go back and clean up quickly. Before our training in the afternoon, we will have a tactical preparation meeting, and everyone should attend it on time."
With that, Gao Han went over and shook hands with the players one by one.
The players know in their hearts that they didn't perform well in this training session, mainly because of the wet weather.
The ball is wet and more difficult to control than usual.
After a few months of coaching in alpine area, they began to be able to play some pass control and attack coordination, but it was just like a model. If they really encountered a higher intensity of press and oppression, or a rainy day like today, they immediately showed their true colors.
But one by one, when they saw the smiling look on the cold face, they could not help but feel warm in their hearts. At the same time, they felt more ashamed and guilty. They were gnashing their teeth in their hearts, and they had to work harder.
As professional players, they all know that the cold for them to take all the pressure, playing South Korea that game, although they play desperately, can play a decisive role in the cold.
It can be said that the next fight against Iran, alpine is also the team's biggest advantage.
But this time he met the world famous coach Queiros, the Portuguese is not good.
The internationals were sent back to the dressing room one after another. Shaumu and Buena Ventura followed them back to prepare and test, while the staff cleaned up the field at the scene. Gao Han and Sergio Garcia studied the training data in the past.
Sure enough, affected by the rainy days, all the data are a little miserable.
This has strengthened Gao's idea that there is only one way for the Chinese team to fight against Iran, that is to defend.
Skills are inferior to people. That's how it is. Only when we hold on can we have opportunities and hope.
"How's it going? It's strange, isn't it? " Sergio Garcia asked, laughing.
From the beginning of Gao Han's debut, he has been following the left and right as a right-hand assistant. But he knows very well that, except for the one or two years when Gao Han first appeared, he has been famous for offensive football since Gao Han became famous. He also thinks that attack is more important than life.
But coaching the Chinese team, he met the biggest challenge of his career.
More importantly, he has to defend like hell.
"I can't help it. If I fall behind, I will be beaten. It's my life!" Alpine bitter smile.
Sergio Garcia and others also laughed. If they are inferior to others, they have to be beaten passively. Football, like the real world, is cruel and realistic. Only by constantly improving themselves and improving their strength as soon as possible, can they avoid being beaten.
"By the way, has Li Tie come back yet?" Gao Han asked with concern.
It is said that Iran is going to arrive in China today. The leader of the team, Li Tie, went out to inquire about the news, especially the injury of Iranian midfield general djuga, who is most concerned about by alpine fever, but has not returned so far.
It's also very important to prepare for the next war. I hope to get the news at the first time.
Speak of Cao Cao, and he will arrive.
As the cold was lifting, Sergio Garcia poked his arm, pointed to the distance, and saw Li Tie walking quickly.
"Well, isn't this coming back?"